Feasibility analysis of utilizing swine manure as an energy source in Southwest Taiwan

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-243

  Yeh, S C ^a   Chen, J C ^b   Chen, Y L ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

agglomerative hierarchical clustering; biomass to energy; centralized system; swine manure; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATIVE HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING; CENTRALIZED SYSTEMS; DRY MATTERS; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; HIGH DRY MATTER; LOW CARBON; POLLUTION PREVENTION; SWINE MANURE; TAIWAN;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

MANURES;

EID: 77958616303     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030903078038     Document Type: Article

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